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SAM Magazine—Twin Bridges, Calif., Oct. 14, 2021—Significant damage sustained from the Caldor Fire—a 221,000-acre conflagration that tore through the Tahoe Basin in late August and September—will impact operations at Sierra-at-Tahoe for the coming season, according to the latest from the resort. In an update posted to the resort’s social...

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SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Oct. 11, 2021—Nominations are open for the 7th annual I AM a Snowmaker contest, presented by HKD Snowmakers. The contest highlights the hard work, determination, and camaraderie of snowmakers, and recognizes how critical they are to the success of the mountain resort industry. “I’m blown away by the popularity...

• Lifts

SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Oct. 11, 2021—Registration is open for the new Summit Series Bootcamps, a series of online learning courses SAM developed in partnership with leadership-training experts, industry executives and topic experts (check out who they are here). Each of the five bootcamps focuses on a specific topic or issue where leade...

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SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Oct. 11, 2021—Powdr is launching Fast Tracks, a daily ticket or season pass upgrade option for express lift access via dedicated lanes at four of its resorts: Copper Mountain, Colo., Killington, Vt., Mt. Bachelor. Ore., and Snowbird, Utah. Fast Tracks will be available to purchase in advance beginning Nov. 1. “U...

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SAM Magazine—Newry, Maine, Oct. 8, 2021—Sunday River, Maine, will install a new Doppelmayr D-Line eight-passenger bubble lift for the 2022-23 winter season. It will be the third lift of its kind in North America, all of which are at Boyne Resorts-owned properties—Big Sky Resort, Mont., installed the Ramcharger 8 in 2018, and Loon Mountain, N....

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SAM Magazine—Petoskey, Mich., Oct. 8, 2021—A leadership shuffle at Boyne Resorts will see several key players expanding and shifting their regional responsibilities. Kelley, McGregor, Keen, ScambioChief operating officer of Eastern operations Rich Kelley is retiring after 44 years in the industry. Other Boyne stalwarts are being moved into plac...

• Rental

PEOPLE JULIE GERMOND and KYLIE SIMPSON, STEAMBOAT, Colo.Kylie SimpsonJulie Germond Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation added two new directors to its team: Kylie Simpson was named director of conference catering, and Julie Germond joined in the newly created role of director of resort transformation. Simpson reports to Rob Spence, vic...

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SAM Magazine—Whitefish, Mont., Oct. 7, 2021—Longtime Whitefish Mountain Resort director of marketing and sales Nick Polumbus will succeed Dan Graves as resort CEO after Graves retires in April 2022. From left to right: Joe Bryant (WSI Board Member), John Kuelbs (WSI Board Member), Bill Foley (WSI Chairman Of The Board), Dan Graves (Whitefish Mo...

• Lift Maintenance

SAM Magazine—East Rutherford, N.J., Sept. 30, 2021— Big Snow will remain closed through October after a fire that occurred in the early morning hours on Sept. 25. Photo from Hasbrouck Heights Fire DepartmentThe fire at the Big Snow American Dream indoor ski dome was well contained to a small area near the top of the slope, but the operation wil...

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SAM Magazine—Ishpeming, Mich., Sept. 29,2021—Eight legends have been inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame this year, headlined by Pennsylvania resort and snowmaking icon Herman Dupré.Herman Dupré Others include plastic boot inventor and ski gear innovator Sven Coomer; ballet skiing protégé and freestyle skiing legend Alan S...

• Lifts

SAM Magazine—Reno, Nev., Sept. 28, 2021—Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, Nev., plans to invest roughly $7.5 million to expand the Lakeview area of the mountain. The plan includes replacement of the 41-year-old Lakeview Triple with a new high-speed lift, new skiable terrain, and improvements to existing terrain ahead of the 2022-23 winter season. It’s esti...

• Resort Development

SAM Magazine—Portland, Ore., Sept. 28, 2021—The Indy Pass has added four new resorts, bringing its total partners up to 80 ski areas ahead of its third season on the market. Seven Oaks, Idaho, The Rock Snowpark, Wisc., and Manning Park and Sovereign Lake, B.C., are the latest independents to join the roster.  Sovereign Lake Nordic Club in Nel...

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SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Sept. 27, 2021— U.S. Ski & Snowboard has appointed Sophie Goldschmidt as its next president and CEO, effective Oct. 18. Goldschmidt will take over from current president and CEO Tiger Shaw, who is stepping down after eight years in the role. “I am thrilled to be the next leader of U.S. Ski & Snowboard,...

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SAM Magazine—Huntsville, Utah, Sept. 27, 2021—A significant new capital plan for Snowbasin, Utah, which includes lifts, terrain, snowmaking, and parking upgrades, will also introduce a base area village and a new 300-room Club Med resort hotel on-site. A lift replacement and parking addition are already underway for the 2021-22 season, while a...

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SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Sept. 24, 2021—Vail Resorts’ (VR) Q4 earnings, released yesterday, show season pass sales for the 2021-22 North American season were up 42 percent in units and 17 percent in sales dollars as of Sept. 17. The earnings news was coupled with the unveiling of a $320 million capital plan that includes 19 new chairli...